Friday 30 August 2019

electromagnetic radiation - Do photons actually generate a slight kinetic force?


My question is even though photons have no (rest) mass, do they emit a external force due to EM radiation causing electrons to be excited and jump to higher energy shells which electrons have mass thus photons can emit a kinetic force? I am new so I would like to get the record straight on this issue.




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